Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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